The purpose of this presentation is to give any student who likes to explore his universe the opportunity by using cyberspace as a medium to tour and learn about unknown worlds.

1. The purpose of this presentation is to give any student who likes to explore his universe the opportunity by using cyberspace as a medium to tour and learn about unknown worlds. LINKS TO THE COSMOS

2. Man by nature is a curious species and through this curiosity, he has had a desire to explore every dimension of his universe. Without this curiosity, space science for example would not have devised better tools to use to investigate the heavens. THE SUN Activate The Sun THE SOLAR SYSTEM

3. Through curiosity, advancement in technology and the innate desire to learn mankind is beginning to find his place in the universe. THE SOLAR SYSTEM MERCURY Activate Mercury Little by little we begin to learn that the Earth, is not the center of the universe, that we, mankind, are surrounded by a vastness of matter that are made up from billions of stars in an infinite void of unexplained phenomena.

4. Comprehending this we must continue to confront the facts that our own Milky Way galaxy is one of billion of other galaxies each having a cumulation of a billion stars and more. THE SOLAR SYSTEM VENUS Activate Venus Activate Telescope

5. From Earth the sun and six of the nine planets (counting Earth) can be seen with the naked eye, although the planets, are millions of miles from us. EARTH Activate Earth THE SOLAR SYSTEM Activate Telescope

6. Through advancement in technology mane has been able to reach out to the planets with space probes that have landed on Mars and Venus and provided close-up views of all the planets visible without a telescope. MARS Activate Mars With these explorations man has retrieved close-up pictures that have dramatically changed our knowledge of the solar system and beyond. THE SOLAR SYSTEM

7. THE SUN Earth 93,000,000 miles from sun Mars 142,000,000 miles from sun Venus 67,000,000 miles from sun Mercury 36,000,000 miles from sun Mars 142,000,000 miles from sun

8. SPACE SCIENCES Center for Astronomical Studies Man by nature is a curious species and through this curiosity, he has had a desire to explore every dimension of his universe. Without this curiosity, space science for example would not have devised better tools to use to investigate the heavens. Through curiosity, advancement in technology and the innate desire to learn mankind is beginning to find his place in the universe. Robotic Telescope Amazing Space Space time Wrinkles Whispers for the Cosmos Windows to the Universe

9. The Space Telescope Science Institute - the organization responsible for the scientific operation of the Hubble Space Telescope - hired teachers to develop a collection of K-12 web-based interactive astronomy lessons complete with student activities and teacher guides. There are several different units with topics on: Black Holes, Galaxies, Stars, the Solar System, Telescopes, Hubble Space Telescope. http://amazing- space.stsci.edu / Amazing Space LINKS TO THE COSMOS

10. CLN's "Ask an Expert" page has about 100 links to specialists in the field who can serve as a valuable source of curricular expertise for both students and teachers. Questions/answers on Astronomy may be found in our "All Subjects" section at the top of the page, the "Science" section, as well as the general "Reference" section. http:// www.cln.org/int_expert.html Ask an Expert: Astronomy LINKS TO THE COSMOS

11. The "Comet" segment of this site contains accurate positions of each currently visible comet, on-line star charts, photographs and information on interesting historical comets. In the "Meteor" segment, information on meteor showers is divided by month with information provided on each shower. http:// comets.amsmeteors.org / LINKS TO THE COSMOS Comets and Meteor Showers

12. This site has a number of curricular resources for students and teachers, including: Space Chat (talk with professionals); Ask an Astronomer (question and answer service); Today in Space (look through a telescope or link to an online magazine/newspaper); Mission Mars (information about this project); International Space Station (keep up to date with what's happening); and links to other space related sites. http:// ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?ss_outer LINKS TO THE COSMOS Outer Orbit